Windshield



H. HIGGIN.

WINDSHIELD.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAY 24, 1919.

1,371,483., Patented 1131111921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT carro i HENRY HIGGIN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HIGGIN MANUFC- TUBING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A. CORPORATION 0F WEST VIR- GINIA..

WINDSHIELD.

Application led May 24,

To all 'whom z't 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HIGGIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newport, inthe county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsv in l/Vindshields, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

y invention relates to wind shlelds wherein there is provision made for bringing the shield to angled positions. In such shields the lower section is usually employed for ventilation and it is swung inwardly of the body of the vehicle and held in such position so lthat the air from without is deflected downwardly into the forward part of One diiiculty which is met with in the use of wind shields for ventilation is that insects which strike against the shield are deflected downward into the car thereby causing annoyance. In ni ht driving in the summer the headlights cfa motor vehicle tend to attract insects, andthe wind shield comes into contact with a great many of them, so that the necessity of some means for excluding them is quite apparent.

It is the object of my inventlon to provide a screen attachment for wind shields which serves to exclude insects from entrance into the car with the Ventilating draft of air. The various points of diiiiculty which are involved in the employment of a screen for this purpose are provided against according to my invention, as will be notedl in the ensuing matter, wherein the means for accomplishing my above stated objects are specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawing, y

Figure l is a perspective view showing the screen in position, but with the wind shield lower section closed.

Fig. 2 is a like view with the lower wind shield section open.

Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation illustrating. the method of construction of the screen device.

Fig. 4 is a view of the same parts in vertical section. A l

The wind shield is shown as having the lower section l, the upper section 2 and the Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

1919. Serial No. 299,?98\.7

side standards 3. It is mounted in the usual manner over the dash 4. of avehicle, ordinarily a motor vehicle.

In Fig. 2, the lower section of the wind shield is shown as swung angular-lyv inward, thereby leaving a. space between its lower edge and the dash, and presenting a deflecting surface to the air tending to direct it through the space between it and the dash, into the inside of the vehicle. As noted heretofore, it is the object of my invention to 'provide a screen which will protect the space between the lower edge of the shield section and the dash, so as to permit access of air and simultaneously exclude insects.

I form a lon narrow screen having frame members 5, crlmped over the Wire gauze 6. The length of the screen will be such as to completely traverse the air space to be protected, and the width will be such as to take care of the desired width of Ventilating opemng. The screen is secured to the lower edge of the lower wind shield section in a resilient manner. This is because when the shield is closed', the screen will be able to take a posithe upper edge of the dash under pressure from itsresillent mounting, thereby preventin rattle and maintaining a tight joint with t e dash. A

The resilient mounting adopted by me is in the form of spring plates 7 secured to the lower edge of the shield section, and also secured to the inner edge of the screen. As shown in Fig. 3, the screen is in position somewhat dependentpfrom the shield section, as when hanging over the dash, while in Fig. 4 the parts are shown with the screen member pressed upwardly, as by the act of moving the lower end of the screen section into Ventilating position. l

I mount on the outer edge of the molding or frame of the screen a series of fingers 10, which contact with the-dash after the screen has been brought inwardly its full width, and thereby I provide a means for guiding the operator to a correct position or his shield, and also assist in preventing undue vibration and rattle of the screen.

It is believed that the various points of my invention are apparent without particular description being made of the operation of the device. lIt will be understood that the claims that follow are not intended to be limitedlin their construction to exact details of structure as above described, if their language permits of broader interpretation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1..The combination in a wind shield for vehicles, a section thereof which is capable of taking a position to deflect air into the vehicle between its lower edge and the dash of the vehicle, and a screen resiliently mounted on the lower edge of the vsection and positioned to wipe the vehicle dash and to fill the space between the dash and thelower edge of the shield section.

2. The combination in a wind shield for vehicles, a section thereof whichis-capable of taking a position to deflect air into the vehicle between its lower edge and the dash of the vehicle, and a screen resilientlv mounted on the lower edge of the section and extending outwardly therefrom and povehicle, a series of spring lingers secured to the lower edge of said section and projecting outwardly, a screen member mounted on the lingers, said fingers being adapted to maintain the screen member 1n Contact with the dash of the vehicle.

4. The'combination in a wind shield for vehicles, a section thereof which is capable of` taking a position to deflect air into the vehicle, a series of spring fingers mounted on the lower edge of said screen section, a screen` member mounted on the fingers, said fingers being adapted to maintain the screen member in contact with the dash of the vehicle during deflection, and stops on the screen on its edge opposite to the said fingers, to limit the inward movement of the screen together with the said shield section.

' HENRY HIGGIN. 

